Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-11
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Long Session with COnsidcrabl
RuSineSS.

Business.
The Board of Public Works met yes
terday and transacted the following
business:
Recommended that Mr.. Rowland
be notified to place his track on Los
Angeles street on the center line OF
said street,
On petition of D. F. Donegan, to
have grade of Bunker Hill avenue es-
tablished between Montreal and Pearl
recommended that the same be re-
ferred to the City Surveyor to ascer-
tain whether said streets connect with
Bunker Hill avenue as now laid out,
and that said grade be establish I'd if
satisfactory.
On petition of James H. Blanchard
to have Second street graded between
Figueroa and Pearl street, recommend
ed that the same. be granted, and the
City Attorney be instructed to draw
resolution accordingly, said street to
have four foot cutters,
On petition OF J. Murietta and others
to have the bids for grading College
street rejected, and to have the same
readvertised, recommended that the
bid be rejected and the clerk be in
structed to readvertise for grading OF
street with three and half foot cob
BILE gutter.
On petition of f. A. Sanbourn ct al
to have grade of Beaudry avenue be-
tween Bellevue and Pearl, and Pearl
from Beaudry to Bellevue established,
recommended that the same be re-
ferred back to the petitioners to make
corrections.
On petition of f. c. Bower to have Il
portion OF Flower street graded be-
tween Court House and Temple, rec
commended the same be denied as
the petitioners do not propose to grade
the entire block, but il the property
owners agree to grade whole block
recommended the same be granted,
Recommended that the acceptance
of the franchise by j. II. Book ct al. g,
be filed.
On petition of John Shoerer
ct al, to have Macy street
graded between Also road and COW
cred bridge, recommended that the
same be granted provided the pro-
perty owners agree to widen said
street to 60 feet.
On petition of G. w. Tubbs to have
grade OF streets in the Walnut grove
tract established, recommended the
same be referred to City Surveyor
to ascertain whether the streets in
question are dedicated.
On petition of S. c. Hubbell to have
grade of Blaine and Victor street es-
tablished in the Dunkelberger tract,
recommended the same be granted
and the City Surveyor be instructed to
prepare the same.
On petition of Hervey Lindley for
franchise to lay pipe and build for the
purpose of furnishing natural gas, re-
commended the same be laid over for
one week.
On petition OF property owners in
the east side of the Los Angeles river,
against the present location of river
boundary, recommended to the City
Surveyor with instruction to prepare
a map before the next meeting.
Recommended that the Street Su-
perintendent be instructed to put in
necessary 30-inch pi es on Flower
and Pearl streets to carry the Arroyo
de los Reyes water.
Recommended that zanja be piped
across Eleventh, Winfield and Thir-
teenth streets as soon as proper ty
owners pipe across their property to
said streets.
In regard to ordinance granting to
d. Mcclure franchise for District
Telegraph Company, recommended
the same be denied.
In regard to petition of A. Work
man ct al to have proposed grade of
Virginia avenue changed, recon-
mended the same be referred to City
Surveyor and proposed grade be set
aside.
I, In regard to the communication
from the California Southern Railroad
, relative to the distractions in river
bed at its crossing, recommended that
the same be filed.
On petition of Main and Agricultural
Park Railroad, asking that the con-
tract for grading be amended to read.
except between the rails and two feet
on each side thereof, recommended
the same be denied, as contract is
already let.